Save the Planet by Buying (and Selling) Pre-Owned Electronics

The web site trade2save the planet will be a portal where people can buy and sell used electronic goods. The aim is to reduce e-wastes and lower carbon footprints.

I'm sure a lot of people just cringed at the term "pre-owned" (I prefer to call it pre-loved), but for the sake of reducing e-wastes, perhaps we should begin taking a look at buying secondhand electronics. Of course, there's always eBay, but for those who'd prefer a portal which can guarantee the products it sells, there's trade2save the planet. What makes its service different is that it tests the product it sells and offers you a one-year warranty for it. A lot of people hesitate to buy pre-owned electronics due to lack of warranty, so this is a welcome addition to its service.

Furthermore, products are graded depending on their condition. An almost-new laptop would then cost more than something that's already five years old, for example. If you want to do the opposite and sell products, you can choose between selling for cash and selling for points, which you can use to purchase electronic off of the web site too. As an incentive for those who stick to its aim of selling used products, trade2save buys goods at higher prices if the seller chooses to sell for points. The buy and sell portal of trade2save the planet will officially open by the end of June, 2008.